Reel



0er. 21 1924. 1,512,188. P. L. ANDERSON REEL Filed My 19, 1924 El L@ lNvENToR ,DA LME/ L, ANDERSON vBY ATTORNEY ing.r bracket,

Fatented ct. 2l, 1924.

' @NEFF Y vasians PALMER L. ANDERSON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

REEL.

Application filed May 19,

To all iti/1.0m it may concern.'

Be it known that l, PALMER L. ANDER- sox. a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to reels for clothes lines and the like, and the main object is to provide a simple, practical and efiicient rcel which may either be held in the hand during the winding or unwinding operation, or is detachable with respect to a fixed bracket member so that it may also be operated while secured thereto. Further and more specific objects will be disclosed in the course of the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying` drawing, in which: A

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the reel, as seen when in its detached position.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the reel showing in place with respect to the support- 'fractional portions being broken away. l

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on the line in Fig. e.v

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 in Fig. Q, showing the latchlog or pawl in .its operative or tilted position.

Fig. 5 is an elevation of the device as seen when looking in the direction of the arrows 5 5 in Fig. V4. v

Fig, 6 is a detail view similar to the upper portion of Fig. 3, showing a modification in the latch or pawl mechanism.

Fig. 7 is a sectional detail on the line 7-7 in Fig. 6.

Referring to the drawing more particularly and by reference characters, A designates a reel or spool consisting of a hollow core 8 which rigidly connects a pair of side plates 9 and 10, between which and upon the core is wound the clothes line (not shown). A bolt 1 1 extends through the core 8 and also through a hollow handle 12, sothat the handle will be rotatable upon the bolt. intermediate the handle 12 and the reel A is a short sleeve 13 having a ratchet pinion 14, the member 13-14 being rigid with the reel. The reel is alsoprovided, at the opposite side from the member 13-14, with a turning handle 15.

A substantially U-shaped bracket 16, which is rigidly secured t-o any suitable support such a clothes post or building,

1924. Serial No. 714,465.

is provided with a pair of apertures adapted to slidably receive the handle 12. At

one end of the bracket 16 is pivotally se-A cured a lever member 17, which is also spaced slightly away from the bracket `(Figs. 2 and 5) so that it may engage over the ratchet'pinion 14 and down upon the sleeve 13, as in Figs. 3 and 4. When the lever 17 is in 4a vertical position over its swinging center it is so arranged as to. allow or permit the pinion 14 to be moved into or out of its operating position, but when the lever drops to either side, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, it engages behind the pinion 14, and prevents the reel from being removed from the bracket. The lever is provided with an angular proiection or pawl 18, which, whenvthe lever is dropped in the position shown in Figs.

4 and 5.r engages the ratchet pinion 14 and prevents it from turning in but one direction. The lever is also provided with an extension 19 at its other sidewhich, when the lever is dropped in that direction stops on the sleeve 13, and thus .permits .the'reel to be turned in either direction, but still engages back of the ratchet to preventthe removal of the reel. It will thus be seen that the reel can` only be removed when-the lever 17 has been raised to a vertical posifastened at intervals to alternately spacedv hooks, so that the operator may walk from one hook to another and wind up or unwind the line as he walks. Open pulleys are frequently substituted for such hooks, however, and in [this event the line is only fastened at one end, the `other end being secured to the reel which is then mounted in the bracket 16. Iand looped over as many pulleys as desired, the pawl lever 17 being thrown over, as to the right. in Fig. 3, so that the line may be freely reeled A out. The pawl is then moved over to the opposite side so as to engage the ratchet` 14. The reel is now wound up until theline is stretched as 'tightv The line is then pulled out*y and vrot(r as necessary, in which position it is held untilthe .clotlfies have' been `dried and the line is again to be reeled up. It the line should sag during the drying process it is obvious that it may 1be reeled up tighter at any time.

In the medication shown in Figs. 4i and 6, the pawl 17a is pivoted as at 2O to the bracket 16, but instead of operating on e pawl ratchet, yas 14, it engages ,with its outer `end over the periphery of the reel plate l0u Which is provided With ratchet teeth 10b. In this `instance the paivvl is provided With `an inte-gral overhanging hook 17h which rretains the reel in position either -When the teeth are eng-aged or when the pa-Wl 'is in tlie inactive position indicated by the dotted lines shown at the right in Fig. 6. 'Vhen the reel is to be removed the pavvl is heldin thefvertioal position shoWnin Fig. T.

y"Itl'is understood that suitable iiiodiiica.- tions may be'made in Y" the structural details: of y:the deviceas herein disclosed, provided, liovvever,v that such y modifications come ivith'in theespirit and scopeuo the appended claims. Having` nowtherefore fully shown and described my invention, what I claim 'to be new and desire'to .protect by Lette-rs Patent is:

lfTlie combination including a reel adapted to contain a 4clothes line or the like, ahandle .projecting axially from the reel With respect' thereto, a. sup- Ineniberac'lapted to be engaged by tsaidli'ifindle-to mount the` reel, and a` ratchet niechanism co-operaiting with the reel, to

prevent lrotation of the lsaine in one direcjtlOn.

2. The, combination includinv a. reel, a handle projecting axially trom .the reel and rotatable With res ect theretov a su anoitino` ,Y A 7. y. .L O

member adapted to be engaged by seid haar dle .to mount the reel, vratchet lmechanism.

to rotatablysecure the reel, and a second rete-het member mounted. on the bracket .tor (3o-operating engagement with therst nientioiied ratchet member.

d. Adeiice o't the class described consisting' or" a reel having an axially ext idiiirg`v handle, :i bracket ineni'hei adapted to receive the handle to rotatably support the rcel, ine-zins for detacliably retaining Athe handle in the bracket member, yand a ratchet meclizinisin adapted to prevent rotation of the rcel in one direction.

5. t device of the class described con- Sistineoi a reel having an axially extending` supporting handle and a turning handle, ifatchet teeth rigidly arranged With respect to the reel, bracket member having apertures adapted to vslidably receive said supporting handle itc mount the reel, a paivl member pivotally secured to ,the` bracket member as to co-operate with the ratchet teeth when the reel has been mounted to prevent rolt-ation et the reel in one dire 'e tion, and means including said pamvl member tor detachably retaining the supporting` bundle vin the bracket member.

ln testimony whereof l atlix my signe4 ture. i y i PALMER i.. ininniisoii 

